GRE Word List

ENGULF

to flow over and enclose : overwhelm

The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.

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WordMeaning
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
mischancebad luck
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part